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Arizona Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 17, 2016) |
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Title 17. TRANSPORTATION |
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Chapter 6. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT SPECIAL PERMITS |
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Article 4. TRANSPORT PROVISIONS |
Section R17-6-403. Weather Restrictions; Hazardous Conditions
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A. Responsibility. A driver of an oversize or overweight vehicle, or vehicle and load combination, shall:
1. Use the criteria provided under subsection (B) to identify unsafe roadway conditions and discontinue transport until safe to continue, and
2. Comply with all official agency weather-related travel advisories prohibiting oversize or overweight transport.
B. Determining conditions. A driver of an oversize or overweight
vehicle, or vehicle and load combination, shall not transport under the following hazardous conditions:
Hazardous Conditions:
Possible Causes May Include:
Driver visibility range becomes less than 500 feet
• Blowing dust
• Falling snow
• Fog
• Heavy rain
Road surface condition reduces normal traction
• Snow
• Ice
• Flooding
A load destabilizing condition endan- gers road surface or traffic
• High winds
• Falling objects
Historical Note
New Section made by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 665, effective April 8, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Amended by final
rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2486, effective September 7,
2013 (Supp. 13-3).